robert s75
Cadet
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- Dec 20, 2016
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I have a 96 GTX that I was working on recently, don't know much about them. I rebuilt the carbs and went to put the battery back in and hooked the coil ground to the hot side of battery. I know dumb! The coil got hot and basically burned up. I bought another coil with wires and boots but still no spark. I also checked all the fuses and cut the coil ground and replaced the end. I get two beeps and the engine turns over fine. Can the plug spark be tested by grounding plug to an unpainted surface and looking for spark similar to a lawnmower? Since the coil, wires, boots, fuses are good what else can it be? I've read a lot about it but never came across this kind of problem where someone toasted the coil. I don't know what the hell I was thinking, I look forward to your help. Thanks,